Hey ya'll! Sorry for the wait... ********************************************************

Chapter 7

Spike wrapped his arms around his lover's small waist and smiled when she snuggled closer to his shoulder. They were finally alone for more than five minutes. The past day had been full of poking and prodding scientific experiments done by Willow and Fred and very difficult questions people wanted Spike to answer. Where were you, how did you come back, what happened before Sunnydale collapsed. Finally, there was some peace.

Buffy sighed happily and cuddled against Spike again.

"Spike?" She looked up and realized he was asleep. She felt a smile come across her face and couldn't hold it back. He looked so cute when he was sleeping. Life had taken a drastic turn from misery to perfect happiness in a few short days. Spike was back and in love with her and she had finally confessed she was in love with him. Life couldn't get any better. But unfortunately things could get worse. ***************************************************************

Spike woke up expecting to see his baby lying asleep in his arms. He looked around and realized he was the only one in this room. He got up and pulled his usual pair of jeans on. After searching through his closet for ten minutes and still couldn't find a shirt, he slipped on the one he had wore the day before and hoped no one noticed.

Angel burst into the room and attempted to tell Spike something, but was stopped by a scream from the lower level of the hotel. Spike looked at Angel as if searching for an explanation. Angel just motioned for him to follow and ran back out the room. As soon as Spike caught up Angel was filling him in on the situation.

"This morning when Willow came down to start work, she found a ransom note. Someone kidnapped Buffy and let a Forram demon lose in the men's room. I wouldn't go in there for the next month. We tried to kill it but every time you kill one, two more appear, so now we have thirty something and they all smell like..."

Spike turned and stopped his companion. "I don't give a crap about the demon. Where's Buffy?" At his hesitation, Spike continued, "Tell me Angel, because I'm ready to go get a stake from the slayer's room and you know I wouldn't regret it."

Angel sighed and kept his eyes trained on the carpet.

"They took her to Sunnydale." He said finally meeting a pair of shocked and confused eyes.

"But, Sunnydale is just a hole in the ground. Why would they take her there?" Spike asked urgently. It took everything he had not to run out to one of Angel's cars and racing after the captors.

"They also took the amulet. Giles found something you might want to see." Angel pulled out the book he had been holding at his side. He flipped through it until he came to a page that had the words 'Restoration Spell' written boldly across the top. Spike's eyes widened and the little bit of restraint he had left snapped. He raced through the lobby to the parking lot.

Angel was at his side in a second.

"Peaches, you are not coming with me." Spike growled as he reached for the door handle. Angel smirked and showed Spike the pair of keys in his hands.

Spike rolled his eyes and snatched them out of his grandsires hands. "Fine, but I'm driving." /*******************************************************\ Sorry it was so short, but I really got to get to bed!